Press Statements

Johannesburg, South Africa – 6 February 2018

The Black Management Forum (the BMF) congratulates Mr Fani Titi on his appointment as a joint Chief Executive Officer of Investec Limited (Investec). Mr Titi is a competent business leader with proven business acumen which he has displayed over the years in his diverse and remarkable rise in corporate South Africa. The BMF has no doubt that he will add significant value in his capacity as the joint CEO and will be at the forefront of driving transformation at Investec.

Mncane Mthunzi, the President of the BMF says, “the BMF applauds Investec for making a contribution in driving transformation at executive level. Mr Titi’s appointment highlights the benefits of converting a non-executive director to an executive director in a company. As a current non-executive director at Investec, Mr Titi is already well versed in all aspects of the company. The conversion makes sense for companies to leverage high performing and thought-leadership that already exists within its board and use non-executives as a talent pool to fill vacancies at executive levels. The conversion of non-executive directors to executive directors will accelerate black talent and help top management in organisations to reflect the demographics of our society. “

“Whilst we applaud Mr Titi’s appointment, the BMF is opposed to the joint CEO arrangement that Investec has opted for. We are against such an arrangement as it does not add any value to the bottom line. It also adds unnecessary additional costs as two people are being paid to drive a single bottom line. We hope that Mr Titi will be the sole CEO in the foreseeable future. As the BMF we pledge our support to Mr Titi as he takes Investec to greater heights and drives to achieving transformation at Investec,” concluded Mthunzi

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About the Black Management Forum

The Black Management Forum (the BMF) has been in existence for 41 years. It is a thought-leadership organisation with the main purpose of influencing socio-economic transformation in our country, in pursuit of socio-economic justice, fairness and equity. The BMF stands for the development and empowerment of managerial leadership and the creation of managerial structures and processes that reflect the demographics and values of the wider society.

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Black Management Forum
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